Not since Charlize Theron tore through Mercury, Minnesota in Young Adult (2011), had I felt as guilty for wanting to sucker-punch a woman in the mouth.

Please note that I’ve never punched a woman, real or fictional, in the mouth or any other body part.

Every comment out of Jasmine French drips with unhealthy self-importance and disdain and her snide remarks will have you awkwardly laughing one minute and desperately cringing the next.

Cate Blanchett pours herself into the surprisingly unflattering role of Jasmine and is deservedly the one to beat for the ‘Best Actress’ Oscar. While it’s one of the best displays of talent in film this year, it’s also just the latest in a career characterized by splendid performance after splendid performance.

Jasmine would be nothing without a host of people to terrorize: Andrew Dice Clay, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Sarsgaard and Alden Ehrenreich are memorable as part of the supporting cast, while Sally Hawkins is a great match for Blanchett as the sister who lost the genetic lottery.

As impressive as Cate’s bravura performance is, we wouldn’t have her without the sharp mind of Woody Allen, back in the U.S. and redeeming himself after the disappointment that was To Rome With Love.

You won’t be able to stand the drunken, pill-popping mess that is Jasmine, yet you won’t be able to look away either.

Good review Fernando. Everybody’s good here, but it’s Blanchett who really walks away with this movie. And once again, she proves as to why she is one of the best actresses working today. Meryl Streep aside.

Hope it’ll be the former, too. But yeah, Cate is the star here. She’s just mind-blowingly good in the roles. And I wasn’t aware of Andrew Dice Clay before this film. Anything I should know about? Regardless, he was very good in Jasmine.

Oh I just often heard Clay’s name in the news for some of his shenanigans, he’s a comedian but I don’t think he’s been in any movies, nothing I’ve seen anyway. That’s why I thought the casting was odd, but no matter, Cate is in this 😀